Mutual of America and TIAA have announced resources for plan sponsors to educate employees.

The case already made it once to the Supreme Court which helped to clarify what it means to be a “church plan” run by a principal-purpose organization under ERISA—but the underlying facts of the lawsuit are still being fought over in district court.

The Hilb Group Acquires Actuarial Consulting Firm; Mercer Hires Past Actuarial Associate as Principal; ESOP Consultant Joins Ascensus TPA Solutions; and more.

While a majority cite credit card and student loan debt as obstacles to reaching financial goals, Millennial educators are paying attention to retirement savings.

Both the DOL and SEC have a September 2019 date for a final action on corresponding fiduciary and best interest rules—could they be collaborating?

OPERS said the move is expected to lower its funding level, but increase the time in which it can pay off liabilities.

Commissioner Stein also encouraged the SEC to implement “mandatory periodic disclosures about the value of investors’ 401(k) accounts to show how much income will likely be generated in retirement.”

Its Education Center now covers seven life priorities; it has bundled its educational resources by topics; and when participants meet with financial wellness specialists, they are given a personal consultation action checklist.

PGIM Rolls Out First of Set of ETF Expansion; Invesco Acquires MassMutual Asset Management Affiliate; and Horace Mann and SWBC to Offer Investment Solutions for Educators. 

If the DOL’s proposal closely follows President Trump’s executive orders, it is likely to revise the “common nexus” and “one bad apple” rules that have held back open multiple employer plans.

The PBGC is proposing in a renewal request that all reportable events filings include controlled group information, company financial statements, and the plan’s actuarial valuation report.

Along with other features, the software can automate tasks usually performed manually. 

The agency will give greater scrutiny to retirement plan distributions and 403(b) universal availability rules, among other things.

The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found “several errors of law in the district court’s rulings.”